Talking-toy mechanism



March 16 1926. 1,576,586

F. EVANS TALKING TOY MECHANISM Original Filed March 21. 1923 IN VEN TOR FRED EVANJ.

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Patented Mar. 16, 1926.

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FRED EVANS, E SUMMIT, NEW JEEsEY, Assrenon, Y MEsnE ASSI NMENTs, 'ro voIcEs INCORPORATED, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

' TALKING-TOY MECHANISM.

Application filed March 21, 1923, Serial No. 626,493. Renewed July 7, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED Evans, a citizen of the United States, residing at Summit, county of Union, and State of New Jersey,

6 have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Talking-Toy Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in toys, and more specifically to sounding 10 devices to be used in so-called talking toys.

One object of this invention is to provide a sounding device for dolls, or other toys of that character, so designed asto produce a continuous sound in accordance with certain movements of the body of the doll.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple, effective means by which a voice for so-called talking toys may be produced, this voice being of such design that it will produce a relatively continuous soun as the body of the doll is moved.

Other objects and aims of the invention, more or less specific than those referred "to above, will be in part obvious and in part pointed out in the course of the following description of the elements, combinations arrangements of parts and applications of principles, constituting theinvention; and the scope of protection contemplated will be indicated in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein I have shown a preferred form of embodiment of my invention:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the device, certain parts bein broken away so as to show the construction; and v Figure 2 is an end view of the device 40 shownin Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing, wherein similar reference characters refer to similar parts in both views thereof, the reference character 1 designates a cylindrical con-f tainer constructed preferably of board, or

. tached a guide rod 3, eiztending from the head 2 to a secondhead 4, mounted in the cylindrical body at a slight distance from one margin. 7

Mounted within the body 1, and between aperture through which the guide rod 3 passes. The head 4 is provided with a pair of orifices 8 and 9, the orifice 8 opening into a sound box-10 provided with a reed 11, the orifice 9- opening into a similar sound box 12, which communicates with theatmosphere through a reed box 13. The orifice 9 has mounted so as to overlie it, a flap valve 14, so arranged as to permit air to pass into the interior of the bellows through the orifice 9,

but to prevent air passing outwardly through orifice 9 from the bellows. The action of the voice is as follows: I I

'When the device is moved-t0 the position indicated in Figure 1, the weight 7 will naturally move downwardly, collapsing the bellows and forcing air outwardly through the orifice 8 into the chamber 10, thence to the atmosphere, through the reed box 11.

-This will give a sound, the character of which may be determined'by theselection of the reed. IWhen the device is moved to the reverse position, the weight 7 will move outwardly, being guided along the rod 3,

and in its outwardv movement the bellows V will expand and air will be drawntherethrong In the case of the collapse of the bellows,

the flap valve 14: will be drawn down so as to close the orifice 9, whereupon no air will be permitted to pass. thereinto. Inthe reverse movement, however, thebellows opening, air will be drawn through the reed box 13 into thechamber 12, thence into the interior-of the bellows, through the orifice 9, and the flap valve 14, which is displaced from its seat. Air will also pass inwardly through the reed box 11, chamber 10, and orifice 8, but by reason of the way the reed is posi tioned, the reed 11 in the case of the intake will give no sound.

It will be seen, therefore, that when the device is in the position shown in Figure 1, the collapse of the bellows will sound the reed 11, and when the position of the device is reversed, the reed 13 will sound. These reeds may be so designed as to give a similar sound, or may, if desired, give sounds of different tone and intensity.

The device may be readily mounted with in the body of a doll, or other toy of that character, and when the position of the doll is reversed, the movement of the weight causing the collapse or expansion of the be]- lows, will produce the sound.

It will be seen that the device is simple in construction, and has no parts that may readily get out of order. The sounds produced will be clear and distinct, and the device will have a long life under the rough usage to which such devices are ordinarily subjected.

As many changes could be made in this construction without departing from the scope of the following claims, it is intended that all. matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a talking toy mechanism, the combination with a container, of a head fixed therein, a bellows attached to the said head, a weight borne by the movable end of the bellows, a rod having one end secured centrally to the said head and extending axially through the bellows and through the said weight as a guide for the said weight, and said head having a plurality oforifices extending through it, separate reed chambers arranged to cover the said orifices, reeds in communication with the said chambers and with the atmosphere, and one of the said orifices being controlled by .a valve carried by the said head.

2. In a talking toy mechanism, the combination with a container, of a head fixed therein, a bellows attached to the said head, a weight borne by the movable end of the bellows, a rod having one end secured centrally to the said head and extending axially through the bellows and through the said weight as a guide for the weight, the said head having a plurality of orifices extending through it, separate reed chambers arranged to cover the said orifices, reeds in communication with the said chambers and with the atmosphere, and one of the said orifices being controlled by a valve carried by the said head and opening inwardly admitting air from one of the reed chambers into the bellows.

S. A sounding device having in combina tion a tubular casing, a tubular bellows having one of its heads fixed with respect to the casing and its other head free to move longitudinally of the casing, the freely movable head being weighted whereby it will compress and expand the bellows by gravity, one of said heads having a plurality of ori fices therethrough, a reed pipe associated with one of said orifices and adapted to sound when air is forced out of the bellows, and a reed pipe associated with the other orifice and adapted to sound when air is drawn into the bellows.

41-. A sounding device having in combina tion a tubular casing, a tubular bellows having one of its heads fixed with respect to the using and its other head free to move longitudinally of the casing, the freely movable head being weighted whereby it will compress and expand the bellows by gravity, one of said heads having a plurality of mi lices therethrough, a reed associated with one of said orifices and adapted to sound when air is forced out of the bellows, and a reed associated with the other orifice and adapted to sound when air is drawn into the bellows, and a valve for closing said last mentioned orifice when the bellows is being compressed.

5. A sounding device having in combina tion a tubular casing, a tubular bellows having one of its heads fixed with respect to the casing and its other head free to move longitudinally of the casing, the freely movable head being weighted whereby it will compress and expand the bellows by gravity, a guide rod fixed with respect to the casing, for guiding said movable head in its movement back and forth in the casing, one of said heads having two orifices therethrough, sound chamberscovering said orifices respectively, reed pipes inserted in said sound chambers respectively, one being adapted to sound when air is forced out of the bellows and the other being adapted to sound when air is drawn into the bellows.

6. A sounding device having in combination a tubular casing, a tubular bellows having one of its heads fixed with respect to the casing and its other head free to move longitudinally of the casing, the freely movable head being weighted whereby it will compress andexpand the bellows by gravity, one of said heads having two orificestherethrough, sound chambers covering said orifices respectively, reed pipes inserted in said sound chambers respectively, one being adapted to sound when air is forced out of the bellows and the other being adapted to sound when air is drawn into the bellows, and a valve for closing said last mentioned orifice when the bellows is being compressed.

7. A sounding device having in combination a tubular casing, a tubular bellows having one of its heads fixed with respect to the casing and its other head free to move back and forth in the casing, the freely movable head being weighted whereby it will com- 10 press and expand the bellows by gravity,

said fixed head having two orifices therethrough, a reed pi e associated with one of ture.

FRED EVANS.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signa- 

